About tooltrace
ToolTrace is an MCP server that gives AI agents and MCP clients tools for extracting web content and inspecting sites. It supports hosted HTTP connections or local stdio, with browser rendering available when needed.
Key features
- 01Extract page content, metadata, and links
- 02Parse JSON-LD structured data
- 03Run on-page SEO audits
- 04Detect website technology stacks
- 05Inspect XML sitemaps
- 06Support static fetch and browser rendering
Use cases
- 01Turn webpage content into Markdown
- 02Review a site's SEO and tech stack
- 03Extract structured data from product pages
- 04Inspect a website sitemap
MCP support
The server exposes tools for web scraping, metadata and link extraction, SEO audits, tech-stack detection, and sitemap inspection. Clients can connect through a hosted HTTP endpoint or local stdio.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http io-tooltrace https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp{"mcpServers":{"io-tooltrace":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"io-tooltrace":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"io-tooltrace":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"io-tooltrace":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcpAuth requiredTools
7| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | Yes | Public webpage URL to extract |
| mode | enum | No | 'structured' for parsed data, 'raw' for HTML, 'both' for everything.structured | raw | both |
| render | enum | No | Rendering mode. 'never' = fast static fetch (1 credit). 'auto' = static first, browser if needed. 'always' = browser rendering (5 credits).never | auto | always |
| include | array | No | Which fields to include in the response. |
| wait_until | enum | No | Browser navigation milestone. Only used with browser rendering.domcontentloaded | load | networkidle |
| wait_for_selector | string | No | CSS selector to wait for on rendered pages. |
Details
From the project READMEToolTrace MCP Server
Give AI agents a complete web intelligence toolkit. This Model Context Protocol server connects Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf and any other MCP client to the ToolTrace API.
One tool per ToolTrace endpoint: scrape any page to clean Markdown, read metadata and JSON-LD, extract links, run on-page SEO audits, detect a site's tech stack, and check XML sitemaps. Free tier included, no card required.
Setup guide: tooltrace.io/mcp
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
tooltrace_extract | Extract clean Markdown, text, metadata, links, JSON-LD, and sections from any webpage |
tooltrace_metadata | Get page title, description, canonical URL, Open Graph, and Twitter card fields |
tooltrace_links | Extract all internal and external links with anchor text |
tooltrace_schema | Extract JSON-LD structured data (Article, Product, FAQ, etc.) |
tooltrace_seo_audit | Run an SEO audit with scored checks and recommendations |
tooltrace_tech_stack | Detect CMS, frameworks, analytics, CDN, hosting, and more |
tooltrace_sitemap | Inspect and parse XML sitemaps |
Two ways to connect
Hosted, for clients that take a connector URL. Nothing to install or update:
https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp
claude mcp add --transport http tooltrace https://mcp.tooltrace.io/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key"
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Local, over stdio, for clients that run a process. Use this when your client does not speak HTTP, or when you would rather your API key never left your own machine. That is the quick start below.
Both expose the same tools and bill the same credits.
Quick start
1. Get a free API key
Sign up at tooltrace.io/signup. The free plan includes 1,000 credits per month.
2. Install
npm install -g @tooltrace/mcp-server
3. Configure your MCP client
Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"tooltrace": {
"command": "tooltrace-mcp",
"env": {
"TOOLTRACE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Claude Code:
claude mcp add tooltrace tooltrace-mcp -e TOOLTRACE_API_KEY=your-api-key
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"tooltrace": {
"command": "tooltrace-mcp",
"env": {
"TOOLTRACE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json):
{
"servers": {
"tooltrace": {
"command": "tooltrace-mcp",
"env": {
"TOOLTRACE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Codex (~/.codex/config.toml):
[mcp_servers.tooltrace]
command = "tooltrace-mcp"
env = { TOOLTRACE_API_KEY = "your-api-key" }
Windsurf (mcp_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"tooltrace": {
"command": "tooltrace-mcp",
"env": {
"TOOLTRACE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Any other MCP client: run tooltrace-mcp over stdio and set the
TOOLTRACE_API_KEY environment variable. Full per-client setup guide at
tooltrace.io/mcp.
Run with npx (no install)
TOOLTRACE_API_KEY=your-api-key npx @tooltrace/mcp-server
Usage examples
Once connected, your AI agent can:
- "Extract the main content from this blog post as Markdown"
- "What technologies does competitor.com use?"
- "Run an SEO audit on our landing page"
- "Get all the links from this documentation page"
- "Extract the JSON-LD schema from this product page"
- "Check the sitemap for this website"
Rendering modes
All tools support a render parameter:
never: Fast static fetch, 1 credit. Best for server-rendered pages.auto(default): Starts static, renders in browser if needed. 1 or 5 credits.always: Full browser rendering, 5 credits. For JavaScript-heavy SPAs.
Development
git clone https://github.com/ToolTrace-io/mcp-server.git
cd mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
TOOLTRACE_API_KEY=your-key node dist/index.js
License
MIT
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